Booking dining reservations 6 months out

[friedela]

We are quickly coming up to the 6 month mark before our trip and I am wondering how imperative it is to be booking dining reservations this far out? We aren't planning on doing character meals again, so some of those really popular places are out. Right now we don't even have park tickets yet as the border situation is still very up in the air (We are Canadian and will have to quarantine our kids for 2 weeks upon return as they are not eligible to be vaccinated yet.) Right now we don't even know if we will be going on the trip as it will mean a full month off school for the kids, unless things change at the border (fingers crossed).

So just wondering how quickly things are booking up and if we can wait until we buy our park tickets before we start figuring out dining plans? We are hoping Disney offers a Canadian Resident deal in the fall so we were thinking of waiting until end of September to buy tickets (unless parks start filling up quickly in which case we won't wait.)

TIA.

 

[GBRforWDW]

So, Disney World changed their booking window when they reopened last summer. ADRs become available at 60 days out now.

 

[friedela]

So, Disney World changed their booking window when they reopened last summer. ADRs become available at 60 days out now.

Oh! That's good to know. That takes the pressure off. Thanks so much!

 

[GBRforWDW]

Oh! That's good to know. That takes the pressure off. Thanks so much!

You’re welcome, but... because they are that much closer to your actual stay, it can be even harder to get some reservations. But, if you want an in park reservation for a hard to get restaurant, just put that park a few days into your trip and you should be fine.

you also mentioned park passes filling up. Wdw is almost back to full capacity, so the passes aren’t typically filling up until just a week or two out. It’s still good to keep an eye on it, but probably won’t be an issue. You should be able to get your adrs squared away before needing to make park reservations, which is helpful, since the dining will dictate where you need to be rather than praying for luck reservations are available for the day you selected.